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“I’m fired?” I swallowed. “You’re firing me?” I felt for the desk behind me, held on.
“Not at all!” boomed my principal. “You’re redundant. Entirely different.”
“Redundant — useless?”
“Redundant — excess. They’re closing the school! Ancient windows, cracked roof, flooded gym, too much! However, here’s a list of school boards with openings. We’ll write you a stellar reference!”
My eyes were wide. I made myself blink.
On the solarbus home, I thought, how to tell Benni? She’d grown up here, in our big, crazy “family.” Leaving would be terrif... Read more
